Mar 14
I made these beads during the core formed vessel workshop while I was waiting for a demo to begin. I’ve been practicing the dots and masking techniques, reasoning that these are the foundation of most lampworking techniques. I’ve found that I often have a hard time placing the dots accurately, as my hands shake. Was …
Mar 08
I made this at a special workshop taught at the Mesa Arts Center by Laurie Nessel. Now I’ve made vessels with both lampworking and borosilicate techniques, as well as in the hot shop. In some ways, this is the easiest, but it is by no means the fastest. Also, unlike with boro and hot shop, …
Jun 10
I got a book called ‘Creating Personal Shrines’ by Carol Owen after Jane Cheek showed it to me. (Jane and I tend to inspire each other.) The focus of Carol Owen’s book was creating memory boxes based around family ancestors. Like most contemporary collage, her work is heavy on vintage photos and “ephemera”. Not my …
